Amphipoda species (Suborders: Amphilochidea and Senticaudata) from Vasiliko Bay, Cyprus: New records, information on their biogeography and an annotated checklist from the coasts of Cyprus Author Rousou, Maria 0000-0002-2101-5979 Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece. chintigl @ bio. auth. gr; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2101 - 5979 & Marine & Environmental Research (MER) Lab Ltd, 4533, Limassol, Cyprus. chintigl@bio.auth.gr Author Plaiti, Wanda Institute of Marine Biology Biotechnology & Aquaculture (IMBBC), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Gournes Pediados, P. O. Box 2214,71003 Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Author Lowry, Jim Australian Museum Research Institute, 1 William St., Sydney 2010, Australia. Author Charalambous, Stephanos T. C. Geomatic Ltd, 1095, Nicosia, Cyprus. Author Chintiroglou, Chariton Charles 0000-0002-2101-5979 Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece. chintigl @ bio. auth. gr; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2101 - 5979 chintigl@bio.auth.gr text Zootaxa 2020 2020-12-22 4896 3 373 408 journal article 9198 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.3.3 abaedfdb-02f1-463c-a99c-5821eaa1d6cb 1175-5326 4383886 EE3E9D88-F406-475A-A9BC-6DD6C24AC79F 49. Pereionotus testudo ( Montagu, 1808 ) Materials examined. 16 individuals; Stations Vas. 5(1), 10(1), 18(1), 20(3), 23(1), 24(1), 25(2), 26(4), 30(1), 36(1). Distribution. Atlanto-Mediterranean ( Bellan-Santini & Ruffo 2003 ). The species was reported from Cyprus by Kocatas et al. (2001) . In Vasiliko Bay (current study), it is considered as a rare species (FI: 23.8 %). Ecology. Pereionotus testudo was found in association with algae, on rocks and stones and on soft-bottom sedi-ments (mud, mud and sand mixture) at 3–70 m depth ( Kocatas et al. 2001 ). In Vasiliko Bay it was found at depths of 13–59 m (34 + 14 m ), mainly in muddy sand and also sand substrates, with organic matter ranging between 3.179 –9.414 % (6.012 + 1.617 %) and in association with C. prolifera , C. cylindracea , C. nodosa and Dictyota spp . It was found in stations classified according to the Bentix Index as in: “high” (1 station, 1 individual), “good” (5 stations, 8 individuals) and “moderate” (4 stations, 7 individuals). It was recorded at a fish farm station (1 individual) and at the buoy (2 individuals).